Annual number of objects launched into space (2026)

Sounds like we’re going to have two and China is going to have two:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_internet_constellation

Operational

Megaconstellations

• Amazon Leo — Amazon’s constellation will consist of 3,236 satellites operating in three orbital shells. Service began in 2025.
• Guowang/SatNet — a Chinese megaconstellation project created by SatNet, a firm backed by the CAST.[43] it plans to be constituted of over 13,000 satellites by the project’s end.[44]
• G60/Qianfan — a Chinese megaconstellation project developed by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) to deploy 14,000 satellites by 2030. The first stage consists of 1,296 satellites to provide global coverage; 648 of these are to be launched by the end of 2025 to provide regional network coverage. The first launch was on August 6, 2024.,[45] second batch of satellites were launched on 15 October 2024.
• Starlink — a subsidiary of SpaceX, its satellite constellation provides high-speed Internet and some phone services. Regular service began in 2021.[46]